FIU Grabs Norfolk State's Evans as Next Coach
It didn't take long for the Florida International to replace Richard Pitino. The Golden Panthers are set to name Anthony Evans as their next head coach.
FLA. INTERNATIONAL GOLDEN PANTHERS
Last Game
| Final - 3.11.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | 31 | 34 | 65 |
| Fla. International Golden Panthers | 29 | 34 | 63 |
Stories
Pitino to leave FIU for Minnesota
Richard Pitino will leave Florida International to takeover for Tubby Smith at Minnesota.
WKU faces FIU in Sun Belt championship
An unlikely pairing could lead to an exciting battle for the Sun Belt's automatic bid.
Louisville, Rick Pitino win father-son matchup
The Louisville Cardinals beat the Florida International Golden Panthers, 79-55, on Wednesday in the Billy Minardi Classic. Rick Pitino picked up a win over his son, who coaches FIU.
FGCU tops FIU in Sunshine State matchup
The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles defeated the Florida International Golden Panthers on Thursday, 76-73 thanks to 18 points by both Chase Fieler and Christophe Varidel.
FGCU hosts FIU in intrastate battle
Florida Gulf Coast and Florida International square off in an intrastate battle on Thursday.
BC powers past FIU, 84-70
Ryan Anderson had 29 points and 17 rebounds for the Eagles, who powered through FIU 84-70.
Boston College 84, Florida International 70
It was a tale of two halves for the Boston College men's basketball team in their season opener Sunday afternoon against Florida International.
BC vs. FIU: Eagles host Golden Panthers in opener
Boston College basketball tips off the new campaign against Florida International on Sunday afternoon.
Former Florida International Recruit Milton Doyle Not Playing for Kansas
Chicago product Milton Doyle has decided not to attend Kansas after picking the Jayhawks in the aftermath of the Isiah Thomas firing at Florida International. It is a lesson in how important the face of a program can be.
Rakeem Buckles Will Transfer To Florida International
U of L has announced that junior forward Rakeem Buckles will transfer to Florida International where he will play for former Cardinal assistant Richard Pitino. A native of Miami, Buckles was...
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| @ Boston College Eagles | Sunday, November 11 2012 | loss 70 - 84 | coverage |
| Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks | Saturday, November 17 2012 | loss 60 - 69 | coverage |
| @ Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | Saturday, November 24 2012 | win 87 - 77 | coverage |
| Arkansas St. Red Wolves | Thursday, November 29 2012 | win 80 - 61 | coverage |
| December | |||
| South Alabama Jaguars | Saturday, December 01 2012 | loss 68 - 79 | coverage |
| @ Stetson Hatters | Sunday, December 09 2012 | win 82 - 79 | coverage |
| @ Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | Thursday, December 13 2012 | loss 73 - 76 | coverage |
| @ Louisville Cardinals | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | loss 55 - 79 | coverage |
| @ Texas Southern Tigers | Saturday, December 22 2012 | win 48 - 45 | coverage |
| @ Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Thursday, December 27 2012 | loss 63 - 76 | coverage |
| @ Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders | Saturday, December 29 2012 | loss 52 - 69 | coverage |
| January | |||
| Florida A&M Rattlers | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | win 88 - 72 | coverage |
| Louisiana Ragin Cajuns | Saturday, January 05 2013 | win 75 - 70 | coverage |
| Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | Monday, January 07 2013 | win 74 - 72 | coverage |
| @ Arkansas St. Red Wolves | Thursday, January 10 2013 | win 66 - 64 | coverage |
| @ Ark.-Little Rock Trojans | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 76 - 88 | coverage |
| North Texas Mean Green | Thursday, January 17 2013 | win 70 - 64 | coverage |
| Troy Trojans | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 61 - 55 | coverage |
| @ Louisiana Ragin Cajuns | Thursday, January 24 2013 | win 80 - 75 | coverage |
| @ South Alabama Jaguars | Sunday, January 27 2013 | loss 58 - 60 | coverage |
| Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders | Thursday, January 31 2013 | loss 64 - 66 | coverage |
| February | |||
| ULM Warhawks | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 76 - 73 | coverage |
| Florida Atlantic Owls | Thursday, February 07 2013 | win 84 - 65 | coverage |
| @ North Texas Mean Green | Saturday, February 09 2013 | loss 67 - 77 | coverage |
| @ Troy Trojans | Thursday, February 14 2013 | loss 61 - 69 | coverage |
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Saturday, February 16 2013 | win 87 - 82 | coverage |
| Ark.-Little Rock Trojans | Thursday, February 21 2013 | win 65 - 52 | coverage |
| @ ULM Warhawks | Thursday, February 28 2013 | win 67 - 58 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ Florida Atlantic Owls | Saturday, March 02 2013 | loss 60 - 77 | coverage |
| Ark.-Little Rock Trojans | Saturday, March 09 2013 | win 69 - 54 | coverage |
| @ Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders | Sunday, March 10 2013 | win 61 - 57 | coverage |
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Monday, March 11 2013 | loss 63 - 65 | coverage |
Roster
Fla. International Golden Panthers Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tola Akomolafe | 33 | GUARD | 210 | 6-6 | senior | |
| Gaby Belardo | 12 | GUARD | 180 | 6-2 | senior | |
| Cameron Bell | 10 | GUARD | 185 | 6-3 | senior | |
| Rakeem Buckles | 20 | FORWARD | 215 | 6-7 | senior | |
| Juan Ferrales | 14 | GUARD | 190 | 6-2 | sophomore | |
| Jerome Frink | 3 | FORWARD | 190 | 6-6 | freshman | |
| Deric Hill | 1 | GUARD | 160 | 5-9 | sophomore | |
| Marco Porcher Jimenez | 2 | GUARD | 185 | 6-4 | sophomore | |
| Ivan Jurkovic | 25 | CENTER | 265 | 7-0 | junior | |
| Dee Lewis | 32 | GUARD | 195 | 6-3 | freshman | |
| Cody Mann | 4 | GUARD | 160 | 6-0 | sophomore | |
| Dennis Mavin | 11 | GUARD | 183 | 6-3 | junior | |
| Steven Miro | 5 | GUARD | 190 | 6-3 | junior | |
| Tymell Murphy | 15 | FORWARD | 210 | 6-5 | junior | |
| Manuel Nunez | 0 | GUARD | 190 | 6-5 | senior | |
| Joey De La Rosa | 34 | CENTER | 240 | 6-11 | sophomore | |
| Malik Smith | 24 | GUARD | 170 | 6-2 | junior | |
| Raymond Taylor | 22 | GUARD | 145 | 5-6 | senior |
Stats
Fla. International Golden Panthers Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Tymell Murphy | 32 | 30.4 | 6.1 | 10.7 | 57.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 31.6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 67.4 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 14.6 |
| Malik Smith | 32 | 33.1 | 4.2 | 11.6 | 36.4 | 3.0 | 8.3 | 36.2 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 76.6 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 14.1 |
| Jerome Frink | 32 | 30.6 | 3.8 | 8.2 | 46.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 30.0 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 60.4 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 10.2 |
| Cameron Bell | 20 | 20.1 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 39.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 35.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 81.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 8.9 |
| Deric Hill | 32 | 23.0 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 37.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 29.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 75.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 6.2 |
| Marco Porcher Jimenez | 32 | 13.4 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 38.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 36.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 82.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 5.1 |
| Tola Akomolafe | 32 | 23.5 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 38.9 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 24.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 66.7 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 4.4 |
| Gaby Belardo | 23 | 14.2 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 32.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 28.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 56.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 4.1 |
| Juan Ferrales | 31 | 13.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 36.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 38.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 72.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| Ivan Jurkovic | 26 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 43.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 68.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Joey De La Rosa | 16 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Manuel Nunez | 8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Dee Lewis | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
